A Short Term Rental (STR) is a rental of residential property for a lease term of thirty days or less. The County currently requires all Short Term Rental operators obtain both a Business License and Transient Occupancy Tax Certificate from the Department of Finance, and comply with operating requirements established by the Community Development Agency.
The County is currently working on a Short Term Rental Ordinance Update to improve the availability of middle- and lower-income housing, while maintaining access to economic opportunities, services and activities in the unincorporated areas of the County and end the moratorium in West Marin. Follow the links below for more information about Short Term Rentals in the unincorporated areas of the County.
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The California Coastal Commission will consider updated STR regulations on Thursday, April 11, 2024 in Long Beach, CA. The Coastal Commission’s Agenda is available online, along with a staff report and recommendation drafted by the Coastal Commission staff. The Coastal Commission meetings will occur in a hybrid format, with public participation allowed both virtually and in person.
If you would like to speak at this hearing, you must complete and submit a Speaker Request Form found on the Coastal Commission’s meeting agenda webpage. You will receive confirmation via email with a link and dial-in numbers once the form is completed and submitted. If you do not receive this confirmation email, please contact the Coastal Commission staff at Executivestaff@coastal.ca.gov. The Coastal Commission strongly encourages anyone wishing to speak to submit a Speaker Request Form by 5:00 PM the day before the hearing starts.
If you would like to provide comments to the Coastal Commission staff prior to the April 11, 2024 hearing, please email them at NorthCentralCoast@coastal.ca.gov.
The Marin County Board of Supervisors approved updated Short Term Rental (STR) regulations at their meeting on Thursday, January 11, 2024 for residential properties rented for 30 days or less. the California Coastal Commission must certify the proposed STR regulations. Once regulations are certified staff will need to bring the STR Ordinance back to the Board for adoption.
Once adopted, the County can implement the STR program, which will include publishing the process by which STR owners would apply for a STR license.
The Board supported a countywide limit of 1,200 STR licenses, which breaks down further in west Marin where caps are specific to each visitor-serving community.
Other key elements of the updated Marin ordinance include:
- STRs are limited to one per operator.
- Licenses must be renewed by property owners every two years.
- A one-time ownership transfer of an STR can be made at any time.
- Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) built in 2020 or later cannot be used as STRs, consistent with state law.
- Muir Woods Park, located off Panoramic Drive on the slopes of Mount Tamalpais, was added to the list of community specific caps; the current number of 19 STRs will serve as the maximum.
- No more than 50% of developed properties can be used as STRs in Dillon Beach and Seadrift, communities that by far have a higher percentage of STRs.
The proposed regulations must now be certified by the California Coastal Commission as part of a Local Coastal Program Amendment. Once the Coastal Commission certifies the proposed regulations, staff will return to the Board of Supervisors to formally adopt the STR Ordinance.
¿Necesita esta información en español? Comuníquese con el personal del condado de Marin al (415) 473-7173 o str@marincounty.org